for and through the awards it won. Rocky was nominated for 10 Academy Awards including Best Lead Actor‚ Best Lead Actress‚ and Best Writing. Rocky won the Oscar for best picture. Rocky’s Oscar win was somewhat of an underdog story itself. A critic says‚ “Rocky was the underdog—the low-budget movie that could.”4 This quote sum up how most movie directors and
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persona through which he almost‚ but not quite‚ wins the girl. The rivalry between the townies and the college students sets the scene for the story of four friends who learn to accept themselves as they "break away" from childhood and from their underdog self-images. Dave Stoller‚ the main character‚ is a young man completely obsessed with cycling and Italy. His fantasies are so well fabricated that he drives his family crazy by behaving and speaking as if he were an Italian cyclist. Dave aspires
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the final game of their season. For seniors and a handful of juniors‚ this is their last collegiate football ever game so they are going to make the best of it. They have been perfect this season‚ undefeated. For some odd reason‚ they are the underdogs‚ but they have something to say about it. January 2‚ 2009‚ No. 4‚ Alabama prepares for the final game of their season like many other BCS conference teams. They too have players that will be playing their last game today. This season‚ they
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the audience of Obama’s speech‚ and what is its purpose? Therefore‚ in what context does he deliver this speech? How much control does Obama have when adjusting his spoken language? -Aimed to persuade people to vote for him. - Obama Initially an underdog - Aimed to connect with audience while still remaining authoritative - Controls figurative message through use of spoken language techniques Analysis: 5 paragraphs‚ each at least 5 sentences You need to pick out points thematically. That is
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Underdog v.s. Top Dog How is it that between the Cambodian Genocide and the Holocaust‚ over eight million people were killed? The similarities and differences between the Cambodian Genocide and the Holocaust are both disturbing yet interesting. To understand how alike and dissimilar these two events are you must consider three things‚ which are: the cause‚ courses‚ and effects. The Cambodian Genocide was lit up by a man named Saloth Sar‚ better known as Pol Pot. He was a Cambodian Revolutionary
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Miracle Miracle is a sports movie made in 2004. The movie is about the story of Coach Herb Brooks‚ and his 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey team. Russia has been dominant for years on the ice‚ defeating the best teams the world has to offer‚ including the NHL All-Star team. In an attempt to beat the Russians‚ Herb is hired as the coach the US Olympic team. Brooks now must use his unique coaching method to turn a rag-tag team of hot headed college kids into a medal winning olympic hockey team‚ and finally
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honorable‚ calling them “humble‚” “gracious‚” and “grateful.” I try to characterize them as the underdogs right before they win. Finally‚ since it would be incredibly honorable to die fighting for your country‚ right beside your ruler‚ I conclude the letter by saying that I fight beside them. Unlike the letter to the people‚ in the letter to the army‚ I make the audience feel strong and mighty‚ not like underdogs. Once again‚ I make the Chrats sound inferior and evil‚ so that the army will feel like it’s
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In the short stories‚ “The Good Corn” written by H.E. Bates and “The Great Leapfrog Contest” by William Saroyan techniques such as characters‚ point of view‚ setting and structure work together to explore the issue of personal conflict and establish tension between the main characters in each story. An examination of these techniques allow a more enhanced reading of the texts and in turn evoke a particular response from the reader. In the short story “The Good
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“Success is no accident. It is hard work‚ perseverance‚ learning‚ studying‚ sacrifice and most of all‚ love of what you are doing.” This quote by Pele‚ a soccer player regarded as one of the best of all time‚ describes the determination that it took for Adeline to succeed and overcome her childhood. In the memoir‚ Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen Mah‚ the author writes about the support from Ye Ye‚ Aunt Baba‚ and also rising above her abusive childhood. Ye Ye is one of the reasons why Adeline was
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